What are some innovative ways to use organizational charts beyond

Organizational charts can be used in various innovative ways beyond just mapping hierarchy. They can be used for project management, where each task and subtask is assigned to a department or individual. They can also be used for resource planning, to visualize the allocation of resources across different teams or projects. Additionally, they can be used for communication purposes, to understand and improve communication flows within the organization. Lastly, they can be used for strategic planning, to visualize and plan the future structure of the organization.

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Organizational charts typically show who falls under what umbrella and who is responsible for certain tasks. But this visualization can serve a cross-functional purpose. Let's say you're working on a project that entails input from several different teams and each task includes several sub tasks. This visualization is helpful to list task names and the department (or individual) that is involved in the task.

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Organizational Charts (Part 2)

Need an org chart to map your team? Org charts are for more than to establish hierarchy. They’re actually great collaboration tools best shared across...

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